The Proposed Rule applies the “practicability” standard to all eagle take permits and removes the “unavoidable” standard from the permit program.

This article comes from law firm of Stoel Rives LLP, (stoel.com) The California Air Resources Board (ARB) unanimously adopted its Renewable Energy Standard (RES), mandating that California’s public and investor-owned electric utilities procure 33% of their electricity from renewable resources by 2020. The RES was adopted pursuant to the authority granted the ARB in AB…